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Scope and Contents In these letters Scheinder sent to Virginia "Gin" Webb from Camp Campbell Kentucky, Scheinder discusses particpating in night infiltration courses and field exercises; weather; attending movies; his love for the card game, bridge; baseball; football; his visit to Vanderbilt University; his attempts to obtain passes to visit his hometown, Cincinnati; his experiences going through a live mine field during a training exercise; and discusses his thoughts on the 1944 Presidential election between...

Scope and Contents In these letters Scheinder sent to Virginia "Gin" Webb, Scheinder discusses both his successful and unsuccessful attempts to get passes to Cincinnati to visit his family and Webb; talks about getting ready to leave Camp Campbell in Kentucky; discusses his typing and k.p. (kitchen patrol) duties; playing bridge; the weather; attending USO shows and movies; participating in wartime classes; visiting Paducah, KY on pass; asks Webb about her job; and talks about packing up his belongings and...

Scope and Contents In these letters to Virginia Webb; Schneider reminisces about his time spent in Cincinnati and with Webb; talks about music being played at Camp Campbell; k.p. duty; the weather; inquires about Webb's job and the weather in Ohio; and talks about what it was like traveling across the Atlantic Ocean. He also discusses his interactions with French citizens while traveling through France and describes the countryside and the effects of war. Some of the letters have pieces cut out of them,...

Scope and Contents In these letters to Webb; Schneider talks about traveling within France and getting passes to Paris; the weather; duties gathering lumber; interactions with French citizens; seeing buildings and the countryside destroyed because of the war; discusses traveling in Belgium; and talks about fighting that is taking place east of the Rhine [River]. He also inquires about Webb's job and bridge playing; reminisces about their time together; and gives condolences to her on the passing of her...

Scope and Contents In these letters to Webb; Schneider discusses the weather; traveling in the French countryside; and asks about Webb’s Easter plans. From there, he writes from “somewhere in Germany” and discusses the destruction of buildings; provides his opinion on countries he has visited such as France, Holland, Belgium, and Germany; reminisces about his time spent with Webb; speculates on when the war will end and when he will be able to go home; and talks about how much he misses music and movies. He...

Scope and Contents In these letters to Webb; Schneider talks about his experiences visiting a concentration camp in Germany; asks about Webb’s employment search and the Cincinnati Reds baseball team; talks about getting news that the war was ending [in Europe]; speculates about the possibilities of going to Japan or China after the war; reminisces about his time spent with Webb; and asks Webbs’ opinion on Truman. He also discusses his interactions with German soldiers; traveling around Germany; his duties...

Scope and Contents In these letters to Webb; Schneider inquires about Webb’s job; wonders when he is going home and if he will have to join the C.B.I. (China Burma India Theater); discusses the weather; reminisces on time his spent with Webb; talks about going swimming; discusses training exercises and his driving and guard duties; playing bridge; food; going to movies and attending a U.S.O show; and provides his thoughts on Truman. Schneider also discusses the Austrian mountain scenery while writing from...